Te Punanga Reo - Soft Opening July 2024

I teia popongi kua akatuera iatu tetai ngai tiaki’anga tamariki ou ki runga i te paepae o Pa Ariki tei kapikiia e ko Te Punanga Reo. Ko te akakoro’anga maata o teia ngai tiaki’anga tamariki koia oki no te apii atu’anga i to tatou reo ki te au tamariki potiki.

Tei raro ake teia apii i te tamarumaru’anga o te Wananga Whare Tapere o Takitimu. Kua piri mai tetai au mata o ratou no Aotearoa mai ki teia akakoro’anga. E au taonga ta ratou i oronga atu ki te au tamariki potiki e toru ei akamaara’anga no teia ra tei riro mai ratou e ko te au tauira mua o teia apii.

E rua rai puapii tinamou tei akanoo ia no te akono e te apii atu i te au tauira kia marama e kia rauka i te tuatua i roto i to tatou reo. Inara ka inangaro akaou ia tetai au puapii, e pera katoa tetai moni tauturu kia rava te apinga kangakanga e te au apinga apii.

A soft opening was held for the very first total-immersion ECE school ‘Te Punanga Reo.’ The school based at Pa Ariki’s Palace will teach toddlers and preschoolers completely in the Cook Islands Maori language.

Te Punanga Reo can be regarded as a collaboration. It has been established under Te Wananga Whare Tapere o Takitimu i Aotearoa but it is being driven locally by a group of passionate parents who want to see our children fluent in the Cook Islands Maori language.

The school opened today with it’s first 3 students (see pictures).

The school does have a waiting list but it still needs financial help so that it can be properly resourced. Do contact them if you can help.

Photos by Radio Cook Islands